X

english EN / Finland
RC-products
Plastic Scale Models
Building Materials
Paints and Accessories
Other products
Gift ideas
Articles
Welcome to our webshop! We accept orders from Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia and Germany.



1:144 Chinese Peiyang Squadron Ping Yuen

Manufactor: Bronco Models
23,90 €
star star star star star
Shipping 6-12 business days
-
+
Add to cart Add to cart

wishlist Add to wish list


Product code: KB14005
Number: G3431405
Stock place: 0.0
:
Country: Kiina
Brand: Bronco Models

Technical information Reviews

Technical information

This ship is the first steel armored warship designed and built by China itself, and the first such warship created by an East Asian country. After the Sino-French War in 1885, Minister of Shipping Pei Yinsen, in view of the lessons of the defeat in the Battle of Majiang, determined to create armored warships to increase maritime power, and was approved by the Empress Dowager Cixi. This ship is based on the French Navy’s "Huangquan"-class armored gunboat as its reference model. It has been designed and improved according to the actual conditions of the coast of China. The hull is an all-steel structure, and steel armor is laid on the waterline belt. The steel used is purchased From the Creusot Works in France.

The ship started construction on December 7, 1886 in Foochow Arsenal, construction number 29. Shipbuilding engineers Wei Han, Zheng Qinglian, and Wu Dezhang were responsible for the design and overall supervision of the hull. Chen Zhaoao, Li Shoutian, and Yang Lianchen were responsible for the design and supervision of the power system, 1888 It was launched on January 29, 1890 and transferred to the Beiyang Navy. The ship was originally named "Longwei" in the Foochow Arsenal, and the later minister of the Northern Oceans Li Hongzhang planned to rename it to "Yuyuan". The cause and the Nanyang Navy ship were renamed, and the ship administration "Pingyuan" sail training ship was renamed. "Ping Yuan".

Due to the late incorporation into the Beiyang Navy, the ship was not organized in the Beiyang Navy. The military expenses were paid from the navy's yamen, and the public expenses were evenly shared from the Beiyang Navy's other naval fleets. The captain was Li He. After the ship was incorporated into the Beiyang Navy, it was remodeled at the Lushun Dockyard, and important changes have taken place in the position of the ears and the configuration of weapons. In the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, the ship participated in the Yellow Sea battle and the Weihai defense battle. In the Yellow Sea battle, the ship had won the record of damaging the Japanese "Matsushima

Reviews >




maksutavat